Twenty One Pilots have been laying low since dropping Trench in 2018, but the alt-rock duo returns with a timely tune inspired by the COVID-19 crisis. “Level Of Concern” effectively taps into our collective anxiety, while demonstrating an unexpected pop sensibility. Make no mistake, this is the band’s most accessible single since “Stressed Out.” “Panic […]
Blink-182 Share Crowdsourced 'Happy Days' Video
Blink-182 shared the new video for “Happy Days,” which was created entirely while in quarantine. The pop-pop punk band enlisted their fans for the video. In an Instagram post on March 28, Blink put out a call for fans, asking them if they wanted to be in the video for “Happy Days” — now we […]
Alison Mosshart – "Rise"
In all her years howling out front of such esteemed rock ‘n’ roll bands as the Kills and the Dead Weather, Alison Mosshart has never released music under her own name. That changes with today’s release of Mosshart’s debut solo single, “Rise.” Mosshart began sketching out the idea for “Rise” back in 2013: “I didn’t […]
Twenty One Pilots Share Video for 'Level of Concern'
In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, Twenty One Pilots have managed to hunker down to write and record new material. The first of those songs is “Level of Concern.” It’s their first new song since the release of 2018’s Trench. The video was shot in what appears to be the duo’s home studio with clips spliced […]
Selena Gomez's Defiant, Relatable "Boyfriend" Sounds Like A Smash
Album Review: Selena Gomez’s ‘Rare’ Selena Gomez released the deluxe edition of Rare this morning (April 9) and it includes three new songs. The focus track, and next single, is called “Boyfriend” and it might just be the most relatable bop of 2020. On it, the pop star expresses her frustration with the dating game […]
Neil Young – "Shut It Down 2020"
Neil Young has been keeping himself busy in quarantine. The legendary folk-rocker and his wife Daryl Hannah have been periodically inviting us into their cozy home in Telluride, Colorado for Young’s acoustic Fireside Sessions series. And now he’s recorded a new version of “Shut It Down,” a song from last year’s Colorado album with Crazy […]
Hayley Williams – “My Friend”
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams appears to be on a mission to drop every single song from her forthcoming solo debut before the actual album comes out. Williams will release her album Petals For Armor next month, and she has now shared eight of its songs — a five-track sampler EP, followed by “Over Yet” and […]
Neil Young Shares New Version of 'Shut It Down'
Neil Young has shared a new version of “Shut It Down.” The song originally appeared on 2019’s Colorado, which was with Crazy Horse. “These are uncertain times. I wish you all the best as you care for our sick, the young and old who we love so much. Sending the best wishes to all the health […]
awakebutstillinbed – "Me" (The 1975 Cover)
The San Jose emo Band To Watch awakebutstillinbed named their debut album what people call low self-esteem is really just seeing yourself the way that other people is see you, so it will not surprise you at all to learn they’ve covered a song by the 1975. Not one from I like it when you […]
Rogue Wave – "Aesop Rock"
Earlier this year, indie-rap veteran Aesop Rock released a standalone single called “Rogue Wave.” Indie-rock veterans Rogue Wave noticed. And now the Oakland band have returned from a two year-hiatus with a response, a new track of their own called “Aesop Rock.” With the release of “Aesop Rock,” Rogue Wave are asking fans to donating […]